Accident involving electrified third rail injures CTA worker

A CTA flagger was injured on the Red Line in the Uptown neighborhood Wednesday morning.

Around 9:50 a.m. she was working on the track level just south of the Wilson station, 4620 N. Broadway, when a piece of metal equipment she was holding inadvertently touched the electrified third rail, according to Chicago Fire Department and CTA officials.

The worker, who was “conscious’’ after the accident, was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in serious condition, officials said.

Power was removed for less than 10 minutes as crews deal with the emergency.

The accident happened in an area where construction project is ongoing, according to the CTA.